Evidence For Value Of Autism Treatment In Teens Is Weak, Report Finds Posted: 08/29/2012 4:04 pm Updated: 08/29/2012 4:04 pm

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A new government report confirms what many parents of teens with autism have long suspected: There is little scientific evidence backing up the current treatments used for autism spectrum disorders in older children and young adults.
"What we found was a dramatic lack of evidence for any kind of interventions," said Julie Lounds Taylor, an assistant professor of pediatrics and special education at Vanderbilt University and lead author of the paper.
"It was not a surprise," Taylor continued. "There's not very much research in general focused on adolescents and adults with autism."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in 88 children have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by the time they're 8 years old, and most children are diagnosed around age 4.>>>>>LINK<<<<<